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There are over 450,000 registered basketball players in Australia, with many hundreds of thousands more who play socially.

It is a game that can be played by anybody, men, women, adults, children, old, young, the able-bodied and the disabled. Basketball truly is Everyone's Game.

There are also many thousands of people who enjoy the rewards of being regular coaches, referees, statisticians, scorekeepers, officials and administrators.

Are you looking to get involved with a basketball team as a player, coach, official or volunteer but don't know where to start? Enter your postcode in the Association locator to find an Association near you.read more

Basketball is an Olympic and Paralympic sport and shares one of the highest international profiles and in 2008 Australia's proud tradition with on-court success continued, with Australia winning 3 medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games.read more

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COVID-19 HUB

COVID-19 UPDATES

Basketball Australia is committed to caring for the health and well-being of our basketball community.

As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to develop around the globe and shift our everyday lives, Basketball Australia would like to provide you with an avenue for resources and information such as Health and Government updates, State-specific information, as well as the most up-to-date information regarding our programs across the country.

Read about the latest decisions being made by Basketball Australia and the actions being taken in preparation for COVID-19.

Please stay safe, during these unprecedented times and continue to take precautions necessary and enforced by State and National Government.

We will continue to keep you updated via this page.

RETURN TO BASKETBALL

On Wednesday 20 May 2020, Basketball Australia released Return to BasketballGuidelines to support state and territory member associations and the basketball community across Australia in bringing a safe return to grassroots basketball.

Basketball Australia has worked closely with state and territory associations on these guidelines, which are in line with the Federal Government’s National Principles for the Resumption of Sport and the AIS Framework for Rebooting Sportin a COVID-19 Environment.

In creating these guidelines, Basketball Australia aims to provide members and the community with clarity on what activities can resume and how best to create a safe training environment depending on the differing levels of restrictions imposed by governments.

The principles of the Return to Basketball Guidelines include:

Provide the basketball community with clarity on what activities may be able to occur at each stage of lifted restrictions

Education to all participants about COVID-19 risk mitigation strategies

Assessment and preparation of the training and playing environment

Assessment of participants prior to the resumption of training and competition

Delivery and ongoing management of training and competition including venue management

These Return to Basketball Guidelines were developed in line with expert advice from Australian Institute of Sport Chief Medical Officer, Dr David Hughes and Basketball Australia Chief Medical Officer, Dr Peter Harcourt.

Basketball Australia Program Updates

As the national body, Basketball Australia makes recommendations to States & Territories based on the best possible expert medical information unique to our sport at the time. Any State or Territory or Local Association making a decision to suspend/cancel their competition/programs/events is a matter for each State/Territory/Association. Below is a summary of the current recommendations from Basketball Australia. For updates on States & Territories click HERE

For immediate support call Lifeline on 13 11 14 and in an emergency, always call triple zero (000).

Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636

Kids Help Line - 1800 55 1800

HOME COURT CHALLENGE

As a way to stay active and keep the basketball spirit alive during these tough times Basketball Australia has started the 'Home Court Challenge!' For more information on how to get involved click HERE!